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    I guess I am spoiled living 10 minutes from the lake, so is every trip to the lake involve you taking both the boat and the camper? If that was my situation I would look into a campground where I could keep camper all season and then just haul boat there on the weekends. Then at the end of the season just make 2 trips. My wife couldnt tow or back either so I dont see a need.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mxmark4 View Post
    I guess I am spoiled living 10 minutes from the lake, so is every trip to the lake involve you taking both the boat and the camper? If that was my situation I would look into a campground where I could keep camper all season and then just haul boat there on the weekends. Then at the end of the season just make 2 trips. My wife couldnt tow or back either so I dont see a need.
    Not every trip, no... but certainly some! Since we are only 1.5 hours from the lake, I forsee LOTS of saturday day trips where the trailer will stay home. But I also predict plenty of Sat-Sun, and Fri-Sat-Sun trips as well.

    There is a second lake we go to a couple times a year that is 3 hours away, where we go for a full week, or maybe 4 or 5 days. So there are certainly going to be plenty of trips where I need both the trailer and the boat. If we only went to 1 lake, and it was closer (like you, 10 minutes away... you bastard! ), I could just shuttle both with a single truck by doing 2 trips. But even 1.5 hours away, which is relatively close, is too far to go with a single truck. That would be 4.5 hours of driving each way.
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    I definitely wouldnt want to shuttle 2 like that for that kind of round trip.But if I did it once a season it wouldnt be so bad. Its like having a lake house without the property maintance hassles. I want to take our teardrop and camp some this next year at Norris. My wifes car could tow it but I honestly dont trust her to pull it up there. Do you really need 2 dailys like you currently have? If you could put wife in an Suv that could tow the camper I think that is probably the best way to get it done short of picking a lake you love and sticking the camper there all season. It was actually pretty cheap for my parents. Like 250 a month, so factor that cost in versus 4-600 a month for a second tow vehicle. Just about the same cost for a slip at our local marinas. Seems to be a lot easier to find a campground spot for the summer than a covered slip at a marina in this current market too.

    Got one last option for you and that to get a low boy equipment trailer and a semi and put both on the trailer and haul it all at once. Only need a 100k semi truck a 50k trailer and a cdl but hey its just money. One vehicle and one trip and stick the wife kids and dog in the sleeper cab.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mxmark4 View Post
    Do you really need 2 dailys like you currently have?
    Yep, we both work.

    Quote Originally Posted by Mxmark4 View Post
    If you could put wife in an Suv that could tow the camper I think that is probably the best way to get it done short of picking a lake you love and sticking the camper there all season.
    I agree, except large SUVs that can tow cost a lot of money... more than keeping her daily and buying an inexpensive 1/2 ton. No SUV that I know can tow our travel trailer. My F150 is about maxed out as it is, at 11,300 lbs towing capactity. I think the boat's overall wet weight will be quite a bit lighter than the camper trailer... so we are still looking for options around the 8 to 9k towing capactity SUVs... I just hate putting daily miles on expensive cars like that.

    Quote Originally Posted by Mxmark4 View Post
    It was actually pretty cheap for my parents. Like 250 a month, so factor that cost in versus 4-600 a month for a second tow vehicle. Just about the same cost for a slip at our local marinas. Seems to be a lot easier to find a campground spot for the summer than a covered slip at a marina in this current market too..
    Certainly wasn't planning on another car payment for the second tower... looking at used 1/2tons under 20k. I wasn't aware you could keep a trailer at a campground for an entire summer. I don't think you can do that here... Ill maybe look at that as an option.

    Quote Originally Posted by Mxmark4 View Post
    Got one last option for you and that to get a low boy equipment trailer and a semi and put both on the trailer and haul it all at once. Only need a 100k semi truck a 50k trailer and a cdl but hey its just money. One vehicle and one trip and stick the wife kids and dog in the sleeper cab.
    LOL..

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    Quote Originally Posted by CptAmerica View Post
    I wasn't aware you could keep a trailer at a campground for an entire summer. I don't think you can do that here... Ill maybe look at that as an option.
    I have not seen many locations in the pacNW that you can do that with. most campgrounds/lakes in the west are state/federal owned and have a 2 week limit or are not in improved areas where you would not want to leave it sitting all summer if you value it. it was pretty common in the midwest where the poster's location shows due to so much private land and we knew a lot of people in wisconsin that had "summer" places that were rv's on lots either on or next to water.
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    How about finding a storage lot near the far away lake you camp at, or at an in-between place. Gets the trailer out of your yard, costs less, and makes the turn-around half, and you only need one vehicle.

    When we would camp with our boat, I would go to the storage yard the night before and get the fridge started, and pick up the boat from storage. The next AM ferry the boat up and drop it in the overflow parking on the AM of check in (2pm), then head back to town to pick up trailer.

    We would go shopping on way back, wife would load the groceries while I hooked up, then we’d swing by house, pick up dogs and other necessities, and head back to lake 50 min one way.

    Then we’d get trailer set up in our spot. I’d go place the beach lines, then we’d go get the boat from overflow and launch. My wife would get the Bimini set up and take a pleasure cruise as I dropped the boat trailer off in overflow, then drove truck back to camp.

    I’d meet her at the beach, hop on, and go for an afternoon session. Back in the cove, set anchor, attach beach lines, then head to the trailer and make dinner and cocktails.

    We had the whole routine down starting at 7am and ending at 2:30 when I boarded the boat. It was a lot of driving, which I think if you found a mid-point to store your trailer, you could stop along the way and get your fridge running, drop your boat off, return back to trailer, then head to camp.

    No need to buy a 2nd truck, or store the 2nd truck with the trailer at mid-point or closer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 2in2out View Post
    How about finding a storage lot near the far away lake you camp at, or at an in-between place. Gets the trailer out of your yard, costs less, and makes the turn-around half, and you only need one vehicle.

    When we would camp with our boat, I would go to the storage yard the night before and get the fridge started, and pick up the boat from storage. The next AM ferry the boat up and drop it in the overflow parking on the AM of check in (2pm), then head back to town to pick up trailer.

    We would go shopping on way back, wife would load the groceries while I hooked up, then we’d swing by house, pick up dogs and other necessities, and head back to lake 50 min one way.

    Then we’d get trailer set up in our spot. I’d go place the beach lines, then we’d go get the boat from overflow and launch. My wife would get the Bimini set up and take a pleasure cruise as I dropped the boat trailer off in overflow, then drove truck back to camp.

    I’d meet her at the beach, hop on, and go for an afternoon session. Back in the cove, set anchor, attach beach lines, then head to the trailer and make dinner and cocktails.

    We had the whole routine down starting at 7am and ending at 2:30 when I boarded the boat. It was a lot of driving, which I think if you found a mid-point to store your trailer, you could stop along the way and get your fridge running, drop your boat off, return back to trailer, then head to camp.

    No need to buy a 2nd truck, or store the 2nd truck with the trailer at mid-point or closer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HFarr View Post
    Man! After reading this and several of the other comments, it makes you realize how much work having fun can be! LOL!

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    Sell the trailer. Find a lake house and be done.....lol
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